Justin Rosenstein Quotes

Meetings are usually terrible, but they shouldn't be.

When you have more than two people working together, it gets a bit unfocused as an idea.

Of all the things I've done, the most vital is coordinating those who work with me and aiming their efforts at a certain goal.

I work strategically with my management team to make all decisions.

Want balance in your life? Then sure, get your own act together, but don't forget four powerful disciplines of execution in your team and organization.

Management is getting people together to figure out how to transform inputs into outputs. In the process of figuring out the process of how people work together, you've got to figure out who's got what responsibilities, and how do they work together.

If you had to identify, in one word, the reason why the human race has not achieved, and never will achieve, its full potential, that word would be 'meetings.'

I know I always worked hard on making sure we came out with the best possible product and of course we were working with four other people, you have to balance that as well.

Meetings are indispensable when you don't want to do anything.

My definition of an executive's job is brief and to the point. It is simply this: Getting things done through other people.

I think that in any group activity - whether it be business, sports, or family - there has to be leadership or it won't be successful.

And I think that, given the opportunity, somebody could really learn a lot just being around me and the girls because it's really nonstop, 24/7 brainstorming and creativity and just trying to get organized and really pack a lot into a day - being there nonstop with all engines blazing.

Management is nothing more than motivating other people.

I can lead my team.

I have to put my team in a good situation.

The majority of meetings should be discussions that lead to decisions.

I just need to direct traffic, get everyone lined up, in and out of the huddle and make sure everything is crisp so that everyone is on the same page.

The Leader will be a person with the management skills to coordinate the activities of the Team, and to assure that the Team remains faithful to the objectives of the incoming President.

Collaboration is just, really, a group of people getting in a room with their eye on a very similar prize and wanting to come out with the same show. The director, ultimately, is the guy in front of whom the buck stops. So, he has to have the courage to prevail. But, he has got to have a huge amount of respect for his collaborators.

If you have people who are high-performing working for you, it's so easy to do your job. Otherwise, you can't even agree on the time of the meeting or who will bring the coffee.

Teams are often pretty clear about what they can do or are willing to do.

The hardest part about directing is getting everyone on the same page.

Ultimately, leadership is not about glorious crowning acts. It's about keeping your team focused on a goal and motivated to do their best to achieve it, especially when the stakes are high and the consequences really matter. It is about laying the groundwork for others' success, and then standing back and letting them shine.

Nothing great can come of more than three people in a room. If you had 10 incredibly bright people, nothing would come out of it.

I just find that people can waste a lot of time in meetings, so I try to restrict meetings to the minimum that they need to be. But I have lots of time in my day where I am available to have informal conversations, where I grab someone to talk, and people can just walk up to my desk and talk to me.